brilliant videos and so helpful. many thanks!

This is the excellent connection advice that I've been looking for, Roger; thank you for that. I've been connecting my Mac Mini 2 to my ordinary Samsung TV via an HDMI cable; as well as connecting that TV to my Hi-Fi system (Audiolab 6000A) via a 3·5mm jack cable. It has worked very well. I have now bought a 'Smart' (hate that word!) Samsung TV and there is no 3·5 jack but it has an optical port as well as three HDMI ports. My intention is to connect the TV to the Mac with the HDMI cable; and the Hi-Fi to the TV via an optical cable. This means that I can access a lot of music and TV shows on the iMac - ones that are not directly available on the TV - and still watch and listen to them in true Hi-Fi quality audio. 👍🏻 I also connect my Mac directly to the Hi-Fi via a 3·5mm jack cable. The Mac has just one HDMI port but the Hi-Fi doesn't have one, so a 3·5mm jack to a double analogue phono (RCA) input on the Hi-Fi has to suffice.

@rogergadgetguy

4 ай бұрын

Hi Alan Thanks for posting. Others can get ideas from your creative use of the Mac TV and Hi Fi system.

​@rogergadgetguy thanks for the explanation,I had connected via Bluetooth and now I bought optical cable to connect direct, works fine the only thing is I have to turn on the soundbar

@rogergadgetguy

3 ай бұрын

Hi Francisco Some people use a smart power strip which senses when the TV is turned on an switches on other outlets and turns them off when the TV is turned off. I tried this one and it works well. www.amazon.com/Certified-Lightning-Digital-Adapter-Converter/dp/B0CPJJ1DZ5?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=ybjiQ&content-id=amzn1.sym.d0ebfbb2-6761-494f-8e2f-95743b37c35c%3Aamzn1.symc.50e00d6c-ec8b-42ef-bb15-298531ab4497&pf_rd_p=d0ebfbb2-6761-494f-8e2f-95743b37c35c&pf_rd_r=DWZRRN6BQG67QQV5XAJ4&pd_rd_wg=ZSAZ0&pd_rd_r=b449f1b2-71f6-4344-8211-e3ef2502a94a&linkCode=ll1&tag=rogergadgetgu-20&linkId=b1e995595127a8cf3cd65a460a604905&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl Before trying this though. plug in the soundbar to a regular outlet and make sure it powers up ready to receive audio if it powers up in a standby mode then the smart power strip doesn't help.

This is such an excellent video that I've been looking for. my Soundbar 900 has both optical cable and EARC but my TV does not have both of them. It just has HDMI and the regular audio input. I hope this PROZOR 192KHz Digital to Analog Audio Converter DAC Digital SPDIF Optical to Analog L/R RCA Converter one works.

@rogergadgetguy

3 ай бұрын

Hi Tne Prozor DAC converts a digital audio out signal from a TV you don't say which type of audio output that your TV has, but your soundbar doesn't have an analog audio input so it looks like the Prozor is not the right device for you .

@Dkv8983

2 ай бұрын

@@rogergadgetguy Thanks for the response. My TV has Digital Audio Out, AV in ( R and L), USB, Ypbpr. My soundbar has optical cable and HDMI eARC. Could you please suggest any device so I can use the audio instead of bluetooth. My TV Is Panasonic TH-43D350DX Full Hd Led tv. Any help would really be appreciated as I have an issue listening to sound expect bluetooth but bluetooth does not connect all time. Only option is to exchange TV until I saw your video

@rogergadgetguy

2 ай бұрын

I'm guessing that the port labelled digital audio out on your TV looks like a regular RCA audio jack, these are usually color coded orange for digital. If that is the case then tthe following link shows the right adapter for you. It is not a Digital to Analog Converter but just converts from one digital connection type ( coaxial or coax ) to another ( optical ) Both these two types are sometimes labelled "digital audio out" or "SPDIF" which is quite confusing sometimes. Use the coaxial input on the adapter for the cable from your TV (ensure the switch is set to the coaxial side) use the optical output (labelled "Toslink")for the connection to the soundbar. Here's the link to the adapter; www.amazon.com/PROZOR-Optical-Converter-Dolby-AC3-Bi-Directional/dp/B07BSBMZT7?crid=1IUAWPAFLJ191&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.oozKJMOhO00TIrrE4IcI2M6e-P2EhhK7Y5SzuO0vYff7bBL1nLaG1E1kd5FmyPYeK0wyJ8hW28VgeLgZjQHsq_L05nk0jiBYus8EsWn5RexQV3ZlpdvekNd1STWH6o9gTCS6Gq0ZKo-YkboGcpf3TwuLPqMQot5MXahi-cOorEkaiN4_FvNLKPp0p-kZi-9nfFtcJ-baDDGhncE25yKIZOK9Y77i9tKMbqJ-hXHPRK0.uhXDMU_nYTBDQpKP-N0dQPFtw45KfTaowqfJnsxm8Bk&dib_tag=se&keywords=coax+to+spdif+cable&qid=1712937583&sprefix=coax+to+SPDIF%2Caps%2C201&sr=8-6&linkCode=ll1&tag=rogergadgetgu-20&linkId=644879850fda67843e1946773c5ad028&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl

Thanks for the videos, what do you recommend for hdmi splitter,I have tried a fews ones but didn't work,I got android TV box and soundbar which I would like to use the hdmi to connect to TV and soundbar from android TV box for a better sound quality

@rogergadgetguy

3 ай бұрын

Hi Francisco. Most soundbars have only one HDMI connector and that is designed for connecting to a TV HDMI ARC port. It will not get the audio from an Android TV box whether connected directly or through a splitter. Your splitters are not the problem. The best solution for you is to connect the soundbar to the ARC port on your TV and connect the Android TV box to one of the other HDMI ports. If your TV does not support ARC or if it does not work for you for some reason, or if you have used all the HDMI ports on your TV and don't have enough for the Android TV and the Soundbar together, then you can use an HDMI audio extractor. Connect the extractor between the android TV and the TV with HDMI and run an OPTICAL cable from the extractor to the soundbar. The audio quality over optical is identical to that over HDMI.

I recommend a universal remote called one for all. You can map buttons with it using an existing remote. This way I'm able to control my tv and the receiver without switching inputs I didn't have a remote for my receiver, and I only really needed it for the power/volume buttons. so I set the universal remote to control my receiver, then I mapped my roku tv remote buttons to the corresponding buttons on the universal remote, the only thing was I had to use alternative buttons like channel up and down for the tv volume and tv power But this allows me to just use one remote while not using hdmi arc

@rogergadgetguy

Ай бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion, It really helps others when people share their successes in the comments Really appreciated.

Thanks for this Roger! I have a hisense soundbar and a Samsung TV. I tried both optic and ARC with the settings but I find optic to have better quality! Is that normal?

@rogergadgetguy

3 ай бұрын

It does happen sometimes but it is more common for the two to be identical. I have sometimes found that the TV audio processing can be set differently between the two paths or the TV control can overide settings on an audio system which can account for a difference. More common though is a level difference when you swap from one to another. Psychoacoustics being what it is a very slightly higher output may not be perceived as louder, but instead fuller and more impactful. Whatever the reason if you like it then just enjoy!

@islandcactus1508

3 ай бұрын

@@rogergadgetguy bless Roger! You’re a gem! Keep these videos coming. They’re fantastic and on par for any university course out there! Thank you

Hi Roger. Thank you for your video. My issue is I have a smart tv and a dvd surround sound..I connected the optical digital cable to each. Went through the setting on tv to change the sound to out put to receiver. Awesome it worked then boom it goes off and it says it is not compatible without HDMI arc. What can I do to take it off hdmi arc to optical. Very frustrating. Thank you for your help

@rogergadgetguy

3 ай бұрын

Hi, I'm guessing that the problem is that your TV detects the DVD surround sound setup through the HDMI cable. It rightly detects that ARC is not available, but then throws up an error message. It shouldn't do that of course, but this is one of those "What were the dsigners thinking?" situations. You can fix this by turning off HDMI CEC in your TV settings. Just for good measure you may be able to turn it it off in the DVD settings too. This will return contol of the audio to you.

@emptythepain

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. It worked. You are brilliant 🎉

I plan to use a converter optical to AV RCA for jbl soundbar to my stb android...is it good?

@rogergadgetguy

2 ай бұрын

An android stb will normally have an HDMI output,. to connect it to a JBL soundbar you will need an HDMI audio extractor like this one: www.amazon.com/J-Tech-Digital-Extractor-Passthrough-JTD18G-H5CH/dp/B074HHSJVN?crid=2IFSXQBW7X89J&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.dtaOPU65zJJ8O_xzw5lfFF_GYcjt-hsf_lLZFMJaMUMuYtBChJVeQqDYdkypSIe-uOi8fEeygW0SFXRdpx6m1_WsPOkAd1d40IzJcCCsX296m1RGZh6Rm47mWwLt1pwaiHCGm5hREuokdyQL8yu2k9fgFHnB6XxNI_Ko5N1hHu1BgEaWzGamQp0bspgcIEu5lvNcQcaAlvr2GzLvEHIYp0yI5DfKWaCLoKgEIfUHFGU.bWdvtqrrx_AG6al82oNDeGNorzcMxk6eAlAbiXaaDCU&dib_tag=se&keywords=hdmi%2Baudio%2Bextractor%2B4k%2B60hz&qid=1713891876&sprefix=HDMI%2Baudio%2Bextractor%2Caps%2C174&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&smid=A2IX3RNQE846HA&th=1&linkCode=ll1&tag=rogergadgetgu-20&linkId=55322ca3d34d8bac31da61b9bd2ce834&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl You can connect either the optical SPDIF output to the optical input of the soundbar or the analog output to the Aux input of the soundbar. Note; an HDMI ARC adapter will not work for this application.

Hi - great video! A question! Got an LG tv and want to connect Sonos sound bar (HDMI only) and a transmitter for hearing aids that uses optical out. problem is tv can't do both HDMI and optical out at same time! is it best to: 1. Use an optical out splitter, one channel to hearing device and connect an optical toHDMI converter to the sound bar? or: 2: Use a hdmi splitter, one channel to sound bar and connect a HDMI to optical converter to the hearing device? or: 3. use separate hdmi channels, one to sound bar and one to hdmi to optical converter to hearing device? help much appreciated!

@rogergadgetguy

2 ай бұрын

Hi David I'm so glad you asked before you bought splitters and cables. The problem is complicated because HDMI Audio, and HDMI ARC are two different things. Even though the connecters will plug together none of the options you list will work. You need something that passes through HDMI ARC (and CEC) and splits off optical. I did a search and found this, which has exactly the functionallity you need. I haven't tested it, so if you try it please post a comment to let everyone know how well it works. www.amazon.com/stores/page/86FB8A72-4042-4B0C-838B-90525A4C777E?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_plhdr=t&pd_rd_i=B09N8YLY2W&store_ref=SBV_A0267927RNNGI3RPDQEJ-A0367689345YOZKRYY30G&lp_asins=B09N8YLY2W&pd_rd_w=2e5NK&content-id=amzn1.sym.417820b0-80f2-4084-adb3-fb612550f30b%3Aamzn1.sym.417820b0-80f2-4084-adb3-fb612550f30b&pf_rd_p=417820b0-80f2-4084-adb3-fb612550f30b&pf_rd_r=D992H74DPQNKB0ZD8439&pd_rd_wg=6ADjN&pd_rd_r=d1a537d2-13ae-4d11-80ae-074c2a549e12&linkCode=ll2&tag=rogergadgetgu-20&linkId=291843ec8882fd03a7ea3ba483562e20&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl

@DavidHilton-qd8ol

2 ай бұрын

@@rogergadgetguy Hi Roger, thanks for your quick response! Link takes me to Avantree site but not to the specific bit of kit I need - could you give me the name of the item please? cheers David

@rogergadgetguy

2 ай бұрын

Hi David it;s the Avantree HAX05, this link should take you to the right page www.amazon.com/Avantree-Adapter-Soundbar-Converter-Support/dp/B09N8YLY2W?crid=37YX8TAQLB8P9&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.VBT4Wp0xupdsQar2sUe9wUNf8ekrq9LIrwEAZNpceWIRk32paG2nePc8w21-tHWG3v4XiKOuA617qIrvMypcEOSVwk8ZWpCfoFCXeFqfxuAak8B_1YCTOOR2iGbFyURM2WfZx_2LepI9ceJwpeBO3VCVFUMLmrVTdCiZeW0mR3zD3zzCWrnLyb1bMtMXw5s0IuI4PEe2anmdpyUMH8dMrFZaJHubnsy63_-SVueMtdo.CiV6KxA5hc5zmigoyxmNEZEoDoQkmLoHC9hrwE7QyOU&dib_tag=se&keywords=avantree+hdmi+audio+extractor+hax03&qid=1714671182&sprefix=avantree+audio+extractor%2Caps%2C164&sr=8-4&linkCode=ll1&tag=rogergadgetgu-20&linkId=7450ba14309d0a4280e4237a1b9356b1&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl

@DavidHilton-qd8ol

28 күн бұрын

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@DavidHilton-qd8ol

28 күн бұрын

@@rogergadgetguy Hi Roger Got the Avantree HAX05 and set it up. Initial problem of no through transition resolved by replacing the short HDMI cable from TV to HAX05 - so I've got the Sonos Beam soundbar working ok. The optical split off seems to work ok but Widex hearing aid app says streaming but no sound to hearing aids! Ive also tried the optical to HDMI adapter that comes with the Sonos bar and connected straight to TV optical out and that works fine - but as soon as I put an optical splitter in the sounder doesn't work but putting the hearing aid transmitter (Widex TV Play) through the splitter works fine! Ive emailed Avantree to see if they can figure out what's happening but any ideas much appreciated!

How can I hook up 4 TV's through a receiver, to get the sound on external speakers? The goal is to have 4 TV's on at once with sound from only 1 TV at a time. Using the receiver controller, I want to be able to switch the sound from TV to TV at the touch of a button. Thanks in advance!

@rogergadgetguy

4 ай бұрын

Hi Jay The best way is to use a 4 input optical switch like this one : www.amazon.com/LiNKFOR-Digital-Aluminum-Switcher-Blue-Ray/dp/B07MLQ6YH4?crid=25XLJOPDPE929&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.DE77dNgXvTdkPeaGZETDhzGha_SPm1iuOVFgpKxNDcsxpkge1o5BAYy_9tb0UfAmIJarOoeLmGrC5KyJGU2_PsgJJVkuprV0yla_2juxi8wbKaPQjqTnOYfJ6TDBxtBdfNGEchoz8ZajBHVFxkvrNB8c9j2-0hkpwRKv1-cr81xP-AcPl64_lgsXWFk6NX919jpTNXGZIdonv_aIxVIH5KdSxWpqLzCQW_cUG6kkjFw.ErNWtrKlv06H1Xq0fMMrYblvHSbz-zO1WSB5t2YJDes&dib_tag=se&keywords=4%2Bway%2Btoslink%2Bswitch&qid=1709331266&sprefix=4%2Bway%2Btoslink%2Bswitch%2Caps%2C165&sr=8-1&th=1&linkCode=ll1&tag=rogergadgetgu-20&linkId=f7765b3be1cf833d03ec3f4f26bbebe4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl Just connect each of the TV's to the inputs on the switch and the output to the receiver. The switch has its own remote control. if you want to use only one remote for the switch and the receiver use the universal learning remote thats shown in this video. kzread.info/dash/bejne/eWxh1deok9zNmqQ.html I do not recommend trying to switch HDMI signals for this particular application due to the high risk of contention and lockups.

@jaylock901

4 ай бұрын

@@rogergadgetguy wow, thank you so much for responding and helping! I have looked and searched online extensively and had found no answers. I'm gonna go with this and hopefully I can make it work! Thank you!